veteran
A person with long experience of a particular activity.
Example
“The company's new hires were nervous, but the veterans were self-assured because, as one summarized it, "this isn't our first rodeo."”
Other meanings
A person who has served in the armed forces, especially an old soldier who has seen long service.
A group, animal, etc. with long experience of a particular activity.
“Their mules were clearly veterans. They seemed to know what to do even better than the teenage farmhand who was driving the team.”
Related words
- veteran car
- Veterans Day
Word history
From Latin "veterānus".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “veteran” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.